User Guide

Addendum
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Modern DSLR cameras are…micro-chips and optical elements
In this book, I’ve tried to explain in a down-to-earth way, the tools the K-7 puts at
your disposition. The K-7 is a great advance amateur camera and can be a
Professional camera depending on what your needs are. Amateurs photographers to
Professional photographers alike can take great pictures regardless of camera prices
and qualifications. It is and always was the photographer, not the camera. The
camera is the tool and photography is the knowledge of capturing pictures and the
understanding of the craft.
The K-7 has some great attributes usually found on Professional cameras. It has
some functions found nowhere else, at any price. I believe that once you learn to use
the K-7 to its full potential, it will be all the camera you’ll need.
Camera models will continue to evolve and cost less. They are more and more a
form of electronic device with computer-like capabilities and less and less of an
optical instrument. Because of that, the cost will continue to drop. However, it really
would be a good idea to acquire lenses and make your own “Lens Roadmap” to
meet your aspirations. Lenses are mostly optical devices, although some electronic
are now incorporated to exchange data with the camera bodies, shake or vibration
reduction, and the auto focus system. Because lenses will continue to be mostly
optical devices, the prices will continue to climb. If well taken care of, a lens should
last a lifetime. Whatever system you currently own, I bet you have more money
invested in lenses and accessories than in camera bodies.
Other K-7 functions not fully explained in Chapter 2 “How to use your K-7”
Why would I leave the explanation of some features and functions out of Chapter 2?
If you read the book this far, you’ve learned a thing or two. You now know your
way around the camera and the following features and functions should be a piece
of cake for you to discover. Read what I left out starting on the next page:
You can always email me with questions or leave a comment on my blog site.
[e-mail] or http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/ It’s always a pleasure to
help another Pentax friend.